Wallpaper Wizard

Wallpaper Wizard is a Java application that allows you to download NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) and set it as your wallpaper.

Features

• Download NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
• Set the downloaded image as your wallpaper.

Getting Started

To get started with Wallpaper Wizard, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

• Java Development Kit (JDK 17) installed.
• Maven for building the project.

Installation and Usage

1. Clone or download the Wallpaper Wizard repository.

2. Obtain NASA API Key:

   • Go to NASA API Portal .
   • Sign up for an API key.
   • Copy your API key.

3. Set up API Key in application.properties:

   • Open the src/main/resources/application.properties file.
   • Add your NASA API key:

   application.properties
   user.nasa.api.key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE
   

4. Build and Run the Application:

   • Open a terminal in the project directory.
   • Run mvn clean install to build the project.
   • Run mvn spring-boot:run to start the application.

5. Setting Wallpaper:

   • The application will download and set the image as your wallpaper automatically.

6. Access the downloaded image

   • The downloaded image is saved in the path C:\Users\USER\Documents\Wallpapers.
   • replace user with your user.

Customization

1. Resize the image:
   • optional: the application works even without resizing.
   • lockScale params: true doesn't change the scale, false change the scale to match the screen sizes.

   Main.java
   // Resize the image
   Resizer.resizeImage(imageSaver.getDownloadedImagePathString(), lockScale: false);

Technologies Used

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Maven

External libraries

• Java Native Access (JNA): provides Java programs easy access to native shared libraries without writing anything but Java code

Future developments

• Give the possibility to choose the image of the day from multiple sites (example bing.com)
• Add a graphical interface to simplify user interaction
• Automate the application to change wallpaper every day